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GUATEMALA CITY – A Guatemalan court has ordered an American woman to stand trial on charges of participating in illegal adoptions. The prosecutors’ office for human trafficking says the court found sufficient evidence to try Nancy Susan Bailey, who is being treated for high blood pressure at a Guatemalan hospital. …

TORONTO – A Canadian economic think-tank says Alberta’s oil-heavy economy will likely dip into recession as oil prices continue to plunge. The Conference Board of Canada said Tuesday that the western Canadian province’s latest employment and new housing start numbers are holding steady, but that Alberta will slip into recession …

BERLIN – A German newspaper has apologized for mistakenly publishing a fake Charlie Hebdo cover that featured an anti-Semitic cartoon on its front page the day after the French publication was attacked last week. The daily Berliner Zeitung featured four real Charlie Hebdo covers on its front page Jan. 8, …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s new health minister says a mystery kidney disease that has ravaged farmers in part of the country for two decades will be given top priority under the new administration. An estimated 70,000 to 400,000 people are affected in the North Central province rice basket, …

MEXICO CITY – Amnesty International is calling on the Mexican government to investigate the army in the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico on September 26. The London-based rights group faulted soldiers for not helping the students. Authorities say the students were detained by local police, who turned them …

TORONTO – Canadian special forces in northern Iraq have engaged in two more firefights against Islamic State group militants. Earlier this month in what was the first ground firefight between Western troops and the Islamic State group, Canadian soldiers engaged in a gun battle with militants after coming under a …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Qatar Airways says it is buying a nearly 10 percent stake in International Consolidated Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Spain’s Iberia. The government-backed Gulf carrier said on Friday that the decision to buy 9.99 percent of the company, known as IAG, …

BEIRUT – Syrian warplanes struck several rebel-held areas across the country on Monday, killing over 40 people, activists said. Air raids on the village of Jassem in the southern Daraa province killed at least 12 people and wounded 25, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Daraa-based opposition activist …

JOHANNESBURG – The South African Press Association announced that it will soon shut down. The news agency said on its website Thursday that its last story will be published at midnight on March 31. The agency’s board chairwoman, Minette Ferreira, said in a statement that the organization’s operation will end …

PARIS – A French diplomatic source says a demilitarized zone between Ukraine and Russia is essential for a cease-fire but is a sticking point in a new international push for peace. The official said Monday night that the other main difficulties are how to police the Ukrainian-Russian border, and the …